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" You think you need the newest shoe and the newest outfit. We forget exercising is free. We forget it only takes a little bit every day. "

Nicole Ari Parker

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" There are so many things that go into a surgical study. "

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" We're all moving at such a high rate that we have to grab the frozen dinners and the McDonald's. We can't make it a way of life - we have to get back to real, simple, clean good foods. It will save our lives on so many levels; not just spina bifida, but obesity, diabetes, everything. Food is our medicine. "

Nicole Ari Parker

" I love Malcolm Lee and jumped on the opportunity to work with him as a director. "

Nicole Ari Parker

" If you're actually talking to someone who's been through a disastrous number of years, that only means one thing: They survived it. "

Nicole Ari Parker

" Between the kids, the jobs and everything, no matter what color you are, cardio is probably not on the top of your list. "

Nicole Ari Parker

" I'm really into nutrition from the inside out. "

Nicole Ari Parker

" Being a pedestrian again is very exciting because in L.A. you live in your car, and you're on a freeway all the time. "

Nicole Ari Parker

" I have friends struggling with autism, juvenile diabetes. "

Nicole Ari Parker

" I did everything pretty cliche as an actor in New York. I read the trades, I sent out 'head shots.' "

Nicole Ari Parker

" You have to work hard not to take your partner for granted, even when you are tired. "

Nicole Ari Parker

" I have a real no-nonsense dad who taught me how to be resilient at a very young age. "

Nicole Ari Parker

" When you set a play in the French Quarter in New Orleans, it's hard not to acknowledge the whole African-American, French, white mixing of races. That's what the French Quarter is: it's a Creole community. "

Nicole Ari Parker

" Being away from home was tough, but the challenge and the thrill of being on Broadway was so fulfilling, and I'm thankful to my husband for making it possible and holding it down at home. "

Nicole Ari Parker

" A guy once told me that I sound like I'm a little ahead of myself. I can't wait to thank him at the Oscars. "

Nicole Ari Parker

" My husband and I are loyal to our community and very approachable, even though we're kind of mainstream. "

Nicole Ari Parker

" Honestly, working with Eddie Murphy was mind-blowing just in terms of the budget alone. To see the respect he commands, to witness his presence, you understand why he and people like Martin Lawrence are stars. "

Nicole Ari Parker

" Raising children uses every bit of your being - your heart, your time, your patience, your foresight, your intuition to protect them, and you have to use all of this while trying to figure out how to discipline them. "

Nicole Ari Parker

" I'm kind of floating out there as an artist. I'm in a safe place where I can play a girlfriend or a best friend or a mommy or a lawyer, but a huge part of me is unused. I'm classically trained, historically inclined and somewhat revolutionary by nature, so I'm frustrated as an artist. "

Nicole Ari Parker

" Any actor will tell you that you go where the work is, especially when you have children. "

Nicole Ari Parker

" All kids want from their dad is for them to be around - and to show up when they say they're going to show up. "

Nicole Ari Parker

" I couldn't imitate anyone if I wanted to. "

Nicole Ari Parker

" Hair is an issue for most women, and after washing, blow-drying, flat-ironing, curling, braiding, twisting and spending the time and money on it, who wants to mess it up by sweating and having to do it all over again? "

Nicole Ari Parker

" Once there are more African Americans and Asian Americans behind the scenes as producers, writers, and directors, I think more inclusive casting will happen. "

Nicole Ari Parker

" You shouldn't marry unless the both of you are on the same page on a lot of things. Life is going to deal you blows, and you have to be together. Your values and priorities have to be on the same page; otherwise, it won't work. "

Nicole Ari Parker

" I think 'Soul Food' had the biggest impact on me because that's where I was really able to shine as an actress and because I also met my husband there, and that was a huge turning point in my personal life. So, that show will stick with me forever and ever and ever. "

Nicole Ari Parker

" My daughter has a vivid imagination, and so does my son. "

Nicole Ari Parker

" Not just as a black woman, but as a woman, since the beginning of time, beauty has been our responsibility. "

Nicole Ari Parker

" Every parent knows this moment in a child's age when he or she needs your attention in a very specific way because it's the beginning and ending of the early life of imagination. It's such a responsibility. "

Nicole Ari Parker

" Nobody really knows, but I got a little comedy in me. "

Nicole Ari Parker

" Nobody can tell you how to be a good wife or husband. "

Nicole Ari Parker